Aerovy Mobility develops cloud software to support infrastructure for electric aircraft
U.S based company Aerovy Mobility, announced this week, it has developed cloud software to support the infrastructure for eVTOL and Electric Aircraft, reports a press release. This includes planning and operational solutions.
Aerovy is based at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue is renowned for being “a great engineering school”, so it is of no surprise that post-graduates have launched the start-up to commercialise cloud-based solutions to assist vertiports, drone hubs and other similar infrastructure to charge electric aircraft.
Nick Gunady, CEO of Aerovy, and PhD candidate in Purdue’s School of Aeronautics Astronautics as well as research assistant in Purdue’s Centre for Integrated Systems in Aerospace, commented, “There is a huge potential with future mobility to spur economic development in underserved locations because of the reduced cost and difficulty to travel there. Yet, the U.S power grid is not ready to handle energy spikes related to charging electric-powered vehicles, especially during rush hour use.”

Nick Gunady
Gunady cites a paper presented at the 2022 AIAA Aviation Forum that concluded trillions of dollars may be needed to enhance infrastructure that transmits and distributes electricity.
He continued, “The AATLAS planning software identifies locations that would attract the most demand so operators would be able to make back their investments quickly. It also assesses the expected usage over time, simulating charging events minute by minute throughout the day.” Adding, “We can size power generation and storage assets, which enables end users to reduce dependence on the grid.”
The Aerovy Mobility’s VEMS operational software automatically connects users with all their assets at infrastructure sites, including chargers and off-grid energy systems.
Gunady remarked, “Customers will have full control over their infrastructure site without physically needing to be there. We have built automation tools to remotely connect with the aircraft, charge vehicles, minimise grid cost and dynamically price without any user input.”
The cloud-based software suite is based on work by Purdue graduate and undergraduate students who were awarded the grand prize in a 2022 Federal Aviation Administration contest. Gunady, Akshay Rao, Sai Mudumba, Seejay Patel and Ethan Wright won the Smart Connected Aviation Student Competition with their entry “Advanced Air Mobility as an Electric Grid Demand Response Asset.” Purdue Professor and Aerovy Mobility Chief Scientist, Daniel DeLaurentis, alongside associate, Professor Shaoshuai Mou, advised the team with personnel from GE Aerospace, American Airlines and San Diego International Airport.
Aerovy Mobility recently established a collaboration with Altaport, an automation software company based in Salt Lake City; Electro.Aero, an electric aviation charging technology company located in Perth, Australia; Greenstar Aviation Partners, an investment firm based in New York City; and Skyportz, a developer of vertiport infrastructure based in South Yarra, Australia.

The Aerovy Mobility team, from left, includes Seejay Patel, Austin Lu, Keshav Iyengar and Nick Gunady
The company also has been in discussions with other OEMS (original equipment manufacturers); airports around the world; and major U.S. airlines. The company has several memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in place. It is planning to raise funds by the end of this year.
Gunady concluded, “We are looking to connect with companies and individuals with an interest in exploring electric infrastructure at existing airports or vertiport companies interested in identifying locations to place infrastructure, too.”
For more information
https://www.aerovymobility.com/
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